What movement accessories/equipment do you usually use when fighting Empress of Light?

[CrimsonClawsTheCat]

I'm curious to see how differing strategies may be for this fight, I was amazed to see how different Moon Lord fights were from player to player, even after 1.4! So what equipment and general strategy do you guys go with? If your curious with mine, I usually use Hexxed Branch, Master Ninja Gear, and I typically go for Fishron wings but any pair of endgame wings will do.
Edit: I also use Amphibian Boots! Forgot to mention that, was really tired, sorry!

 

[qwerty3.14]

Witch broom, and no movement accesories on the first fight.
After I get soaring insignia + betsy wings I may switch to that since that grants so much mobillity it's worth the 2 accessory slots but that requires killing empress first.

 

[whoneedsnamestbh]

First fight, I use Fishron Wings, Master Ninja Gear and Spectre Boots or any upgrade, but to be fair those three accessories are just things I have equipped all the time regardless of situation. I also like to use the Gelatinous Pillion as my mount, because it lets you fall very quickly and escape boss attacks, and during this battle I don’t usually find myself using infinite flight mounts.

After the first fight, I replace my Spectre Boots with Soaring Insignia, and Fishron Wings with Empress Wings if I get them, but generally keep the same strategy.

 

[tenthousandhoops]

For the first Empress fight, my go-to is Hoverboard, Amphibian Boots and Master Ninja Gear plus the Gelatinous Pillion. Then I replace the latter two accessories with the Soaring Insignia afterwards. Sometimes I'll use Empress Wings, but generally I prefer hovering to crazy ascent speed.

Whenever I do daytime Empress, it's with Betsy Wings + Soaring Insignia to be mobility god.

 

[qwerty3.14]

First fight, I use Fishron Wings, Master Ninja Gear and Spectre Boots or any upgrade, but to be fair those three accessories are just things I have equipped all the time regardless of situation. I also like to use the Gelatinous Pillion as my mount, because it lets you fall very quickly and escape boss attacks, and during this battle I don’t usually find myself using infinite flight mounts.

Really spectre boots? You should use amphibian boots instead, 48% vertical flight speed is far more usful than a slight increase in flight time.

 

[whoneedsnamestbh]

Really spectre boots? You should use amphibian boots instead, 48% vertical flight speed is far more usful than a slight increase in flight time.

Honest answer? I can’t be bothered to fish for them. I know how good they are, but I really hate fishing for long periods of time. After three or four minutes of fishing I start to get pissed if I don’t have what I want, and unlike frozen turtle shells or biome keys or the like, I can’t AFK farm it. Of course I use them if I get both materials at some point while fishing for potions, but that doesn’t happen often. Never felt like I struggled without them, so I’ve never felt obligated to spend the time fishing.

 

[qwerty3.14]

Honest answer? I can’t be bothered to fish for them. I know how good they are, but I really hate fishing for long periods of time. After three or four minutes of fishing I start to get pissed if I don’t have what I want, and unlike frozen turtle shells or biome keys or the like, I can’t AFK farm it. Of course I use them if I get both materials at some point while fishing for potions, but that doesn’t happen often. Never felt like I struggled without them, so I’ve never felt obligated to spend the time fishing.

I've been using the frog leg for years and to me any pair of wings that isn't frog leg boosted feels unbearably slow. I also never have trouble getting a frog leg because I'm already fishing for potion ingredients.

 

[whoneedsnamestbh]

I've been using the frog leg for years and to me any pair of wings that isn't frog leg boosted feels unbearably slow. I also never have trouble getting a frog leg because I'm already fishing for potion ingredients.

Fair enough. I never used Frog Leg before 1.4 because of the accessory slot, so I’m much more used to my speed without it. I did use Amphibian Boots once or twice after they were added after getting the materials by chance (I do fish for potions before bosses), but sitting down and explicitey fishing for a long period of time for amphibian boots is honestly too dull and tiring for my taste.

 

[CrimsonClawsTheCat]

Fair enough. I never used Frog Leg before 1.4 because of the accessory slot, so I’m much more used to my speed without it. I did use Amphibian Boots once or twice after they were added after getting the materials by chance (I do fish for potions before bosses), but sitting down and explicitey fishing for a long period of time for amphibian boots is honestly too dull and tiring for my taste.

I end up needing to fish for ice skates if I want Terraspark more often than I should and Terraria luck always hates me when I do so I completely agree that fishing can be boring lmao, but Amphibian Boots are definitely worth considering for fights if you're using wings, they're almost a necessity for me at this point because I'm so used to the speed!

 

[Adapting]

Along with what everyone else said... Shield of Cthulhu could be useful at times to get that extra dash in.

 

[CrimsonClawsTheCat]

Along with what everyone else said... Shield of Cthulhu could be useful at times to get that extra dash in.

Wait, can you dash more often with both the Shield of Cthulhu and the Master Ninja Gear equipped? Or Shield of Cthulhu instead of Master Ninja Gear? I always wondered if SoC was still viable after Plantera

 

[qwerty3.14]

I end up needing to fish for ice skates if I want Terraspark more often than I should and Terraria luck always hates me when I do so I completely agree that fishing can be boring lmao, but Amphibian Boots are definitely worth considering for fights if you're using wings, they're almost a necessity for me at this point because I'm so used to the speed!

terraspark boots aren't worth getting, the lava wader effects can be completely replaced with 2 cheap potions

Wait, can you dash more often with both the Shield of Cthulhu and the Master Ninja Gear equipped? Or Shield of Cthulhu instead of Master Ninja Gear? I always wondered if SoC was still viable after Plantera

Shield of cthulu can be used to dash off of charging bosses, this is really only useful against duke post plant. I don't use master ninja gear though because hover wings become available which grant high acceleration

 

[I Like Cats]

shield of Cthulu is completely useless, especially if you are using master ninja gear (because the dash delay is not reduced). good wings are important, but witch broom/ cosmic car keys are not nearly fast enough to deal with empress, I recommend a bunch of movement accesorys and don't forget to give them warding pre-fight, even with all of that its still not nearly fast enough, so it is relivent that you create a asphalt runway (sky bride-and at least half the length of your world.) overall here is the crucial list. for the first fight.

(((ALL ITEMS POSSIBLE SHOULD HAVE WARDING)))
valhala breast plate.
sqires helmet. (regen is key in the first fight because empress does not instant kill you but you will be low beyond repair if not kitted out)
solar (or beetle works to if you are fighting her pre moonlord) greeves
charm of myths
celestial chell
celestial stone
terra spark boots ( or any speed boots)
mater ninja gear.
speed potions (forgot the names)
iron skin
endurance
regeneration band
weopan of choice (I recommend ranged)
wrath
rage

for the daytime fight wings are the secret change to the meatest set you have and find frog legs plus ampibain boots if you are feeling like an idiot

((ALL ITEMS POSSIBLE SHOULD HAVE WARDING UNLESS ADVISED OTHER WISE))

chlorophyte mask.
beetle breastplate
monk greeves
cross necklace (optional)
frog legs (required) (fastest reforge don't use warding)
fishoron wings (required) (fastest reforge don't use waridng)
master ninja gear (required)
amphibian boots (optional)
fleash nuckels (optional)
palidins shield (optional)
moonstone (optional)
ankh shield (optional)
Terra spark boots (optional)
speed potions
wrath potions
endurance potions
rage potions
pumpkin pie
iron skin potion
dryads blessing (place her below the runway goes without saying)
brand of inferno
segent uniteds shield
((THIS CAN BE SWAPED FOR THE GUNGIR DAMAGE REDUCTION SET IF WISHED BUT BE ADVISED THAT LOW SPEED IS DANGEROUS IN BATTLE)

this is the list that work for me however I often over prep because I am utter trash at all forms of combat. sorry if this is rubbing of angry I do not by any means intend that message.

 

[qwerty3.14]

witch broom/ cosmic car keys are not nearly fast enough to deal with empress,

Not true, I've found that with the empress fight that stability is a lot more useful than brute speed. This is why I always use either the witch broom or hover wings + insignia for the fight.

(((ALL ITEMS POSSIBLE SHOULD HAVE WARDING)))

Warding does not scale very well at this stage of the game, not to mention its useless for day time empress.

 

[I Like Cats]

Not true, I've found that with the empress fight that stability is a lot more useful than brute speed. This is why I always use either the witch broom or hover wings + insignia for the fight.


Warding does not scale very well at this stage of the game, not to mention its useless for day time empress.

no in fact with this build i was able to survive 2 hits consecutivly. how ever it mostly relies on mobility so unless you are using crystal assiasin set it doesn't matter what armor you use thus a meaty build gives you the needed legroom for this fight. I'm not very good at combat so I like to give myself the easiest fight humanly possible but I understand many others may want to do something easier honestly whatever people can manage

 

[whoneedsnamestbh]

no in fact with this build i was able to survive 2 hits consecutivly.

Daytime empress, the only way you could survive 2 hits is with dodging (probably Master Ninja Gear), she deals over 68000 damage in a hit which no amount of defense will help.
Nighttime empress, surviving 3 hits is possible with an offensive build as well and isn’t much to note.
The amount by which your damage is reduced from Warding is usually lower porportionally than the amount of damage you get from Menacing or Warding, and in that case it usually helps more to end the fight quicker with the damage.

 

[I Like Cats]

Daytime empress, the only way you could survive 2 hits is with dodging (probably Master Ninja Gear), she deals over 68000 damage in a hit which no amount of defense will help.
Nighttime empress, surviving 3 hits is possible with an offensive build as well and isn’t much to note.
The amount by which your damage is reduced from Warding is usually lower porportionally than the amount of damage you get from Menacing or Warding, and in that case it usually helps more to end the fight quicker with the damage.

try it out mayb warding isnt the best defense reforge but I thought I got a survival on two hits without dodging though with this response I could be wrong but I still defend my builds as optimal

 

[qwerty3.14]

There's also hallowed armor, which worst case scenario allows you to survive 1 hit against daytime empress, and is the only defensive investment I'd reccommend using.

 

[whoneedsnamestbh]

try it out mayb warding isnt the best defense reforge but I thought I got a survival on two hits without dodging though with this response I could be wrong but I still defend my builds as optimal

Are you talking about daytime or nighttime?
Daytime is literally impossible to tank a hit without dodging, her damage is more than a hundred times your max HP. If you’re takking about daytime, the reason you survived is probably Ninja Gear’s 10% dodge. Nighttime I can see what you mean, but Warding is still proportionally a smaller boost than Menacing most of the time especially for mage and summon.

 

[I Like Cats]

Are you talking about daytime or nighttime?
Daytime is literally impossible to tank a hit without dodging, her damage is more than a hundred times your max HP. If you’re takking about daytime, the reason you survived is probably Ninja Gear’s 10% dodge. Nighttime I can see what you mean, but Warding is still proportionally a smaller boost than Menacing most of the time especially for mage and summon.

bro, you can survive two consecutive hits from the dunguen guardian in terraria